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Table Lamps For Sale
Color:  Beige
French 1920s Louis XVI Style Student Oil Lamp with One-Light and a Wax Shade
Located in Santa Monica, CA
French 1920s Louis XVI style student oil lamp with one-light and a wax shade. US wired. The shade has a small crack
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Early 20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Lovely 1960s Studio Pottery Vase by Bernard Rooke
Located in London, GB
A lovely 1960s studio pottery vase by Bernard Rooke with circular design detail, stamped on the base "Rooke" rewired with antique cord flex, switch and PAT tested. With new bespoke n...
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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

1980's Coastal Chapman Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Southampton, NJ
Superb pair of Chapman table lamps of oval form featuring left & right dimensional crane figures. Lamps include natural sand linen oval shades. Original ...
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20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Mid Century Ceramic Table Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a beautiful ceramic table lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz / Marshall Studios. Model M53-28-1. It features a unique conical shape in a neutral matte white color with elegant str...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Maitland Smith Tesselated Stone Table Lamp, Brass Accent, Square Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Maitland Smith Tesselated stone table lamp, brass accent, square base. Lampshade NOT included.
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Late 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Stone, Brass

A Richly-colored American 1960's Gourd-form Drip-glaze Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
of compressed form covered overall in an ivory and brown drip-glaze over a caramel ground
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1960s American Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Alabaster Figural Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Art Deco alabaster figural lamp modelled as an Egyptian Revival dancing girl having arms raised below the bowl-shaped shade. The lamp has been r...
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Early 20th Century British Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster

1960s F.Fabbian Murano art glass and brass two-light table lamp glass base.
Located in Caprino Veronese, VR
A fine Italian two-light brass and glass table lamp from the 1960s. No trademark present but its design is attributable to F.Fabbian. The lamp consists of a solid brass base, a cylindrical Murano art...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

West German Mottled Glazed Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of .modernist West German square form ceramic lamps featuring a mottled yellow and brown glaze against a creamy white background. Rewired for use in the USA, 100W bulb max.
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

A large Italan 1970s travertine lamp by Cerri Nestore with bespoke linen shade
Located in London, GB
A large 1970s Italian travertine lamp by Cerri Nestore with a groove diagonal detail cut into the travertine on both sides, with brass stem and re wired with new brass fittings, anti...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Travertine, Brass

Pair 19th Century pierced Meissen vases / lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th Century Meissen porcelain pierced, flower encrusted porcelain vases / lamps. Having blue crossed swords to the base. Batch 73 TUKZN
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19th Century German Antique Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Table Lamp 'Pale Rose' for Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Panthella' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen. Designed 1971, current production. Designed in 1971, Panthella stands out as one of Verner Panton’s design icons with its unique expression where both the stand and the shade served as a reflector, thanks to the organic shapes that are characteristic of the Danish designer. The Panthella 250...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Mid-Century Vintage Mustard Ceramic Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This lovely mid-century vintage table lamp is sure to lighten up any room! Featuring a curvaceous ceramic form in a charming mustard yellow hue, it's simplicity is sure to mesh seaml...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Metal

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic and brilliant early 20th century American Art Deco table lamp with a hand-blown glass globe shade with captured bubbles, and a glas...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

18th Century Japanese Arita Imari vase / lamp.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 18th Century Japanese Arita Imari porcelain vase / lamp. Having wonderful bold colouring to the classical motif decoration to the boarder...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Elliott Levine "Philosopher's Stone" Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Elliott Levine "Philosopher's Stone" table lamp Table lamp inspired by Chinese philosopher's stones sculpted then cast in resin and acrylic with patina ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps

Materials

Resin

Paavo Tynell "Model 9224" Table Lamp for Idman Oy, Finland 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Paavo Tynell is one of Finland’s best known and most collected mid-century designers. Tynell was a pioneer of European lighting design and a founder of the first lighting manufacturi...
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1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

A French Gourd Lamp in the Manner of Jean Besnard
Located in London, GB
A striking double gourd form vase in the manner of Jean Besnard with coral surface covered in pastel pink, now converted as a lamp. French, Mid Twentieth Century H 40 x W 20 cms
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1950s Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Dazor Desk Lamp Model 2008, 1950s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Beautiful modernist desk lamp by Dazor. Original label and original switch. Consists of and adjustable arm and shade a the original fiberglass lamp shade. The lamp creates a...
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1950s North American Space Age Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Exclusive Philippe-Jean Brass Art Sculpture Table Lamps, Signed
Located in Voorburg, NL
Rare pair of Table lamps by French Artist Philippe-Jean, France, 1970s. These sophisticated midcentury Table Lamps have a fine gilded brass sculpture on a creamy-marble foot with the...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

Straw Marquetry Table Lamp, Art Deco Style
Located in Paris, FR
A beautiful bronze coloured straw marquetry table lamp. Of rectangular shape, the two sides decorated with radiant pattern. The model illustrated comes with a nice cotton shade. ...
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2010s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Straw

Josef Hoffmann and Wiener Werkstaette, Silk Shade Brass Table Lamp, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
A very charming table-lamp by Hoffmann, with a silk shade. Custom-made adjustments of color and finish are possible. Originally manufactured at the Wie...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Design Cube Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 24 cm W , 24 cm D, 25 cm H Period: 1970s Material: lucite, paper Condition: Goog the paper finish has some small damages see photos.
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite

Early 20th Century Copper Adjustable Desk / Table Lamp
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant antique table lamp or desk lamp, with an antique glass shade. The base and stem are made of copper. On top a ring for replacing the lamp, decorated with an acorn and oak l...
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1920s French Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brazilian contemporary acrylic and aluminum table lamp - large
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
This table lamp is named Lichia. The product consists of a round acrylic diffuser and an aluminum base. The base is in painted aluminum, and can be in any color from the palette pos...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Deco Style Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of deco style tables lamps with built in plastic shades. Black sculpted bases with pull string sockets. Please confirm location NY or NJ
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20th Century Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Composition

Marbro Turned Glass Table Lamp
Located in Fulton, CA
A Marbro turned green glass table lamp retaining its original lamp shade with Greek key design. Excellent original condition. Base measures 7' diameter. Marbro Lamp Company The company was founded by Morris Markoff and his brother, hence the name Marbro from Markoff brothers. They started the company shortly after WWII. The company was located in a 3 story brick building in the garment district of Los Angeles, just south of Downtown right by the Santa Monica Freeway. During the time they ran the company, they sold almost as many antiques as they did lamps. They also had a sizeable business in decorative accessories such as tables and a lot of animal figurines. There were quite a few dog figurines that were life-size. One dog figurine was a life-size Great Dane purchased by the actor Jack Webb who starred as Sgt. Joe Friday in the 1951 TV hit series, Dragnet. There were quite a few celebrities that came in to their shop. One actress who shopped there repeatedly was Deborah Shelton who at the time played the part of “Mandy” on the TV series Dallas (remember J.R.). Marbro sold their products mainly through interior designers and a few upscale furniture stores. You would not find a Marbro product in a chain furniture store or a discount store. Most of the products were built to order. A typical order from a designer or retailer took between 75 and 90 days to complete. Most of the components that made up the lamp bodies (ceramic, brass, glass, etc) were purchased from small companies around the world. In the later years almost all of the brass came from India. For the most part, none of the bodies were made on site. Marbro was well-known for importing a variety of unique lighting components from all-over the world. Italy was the source for alabaster, Japan and China for Porcelain, Brass in India and Crystal from Germany and France. Lamps would also be made from sculptures that customers brought to in to the shop. Once the lamp bodies arrived, a group of Marbro employees would make the wood bases, spin the metal caps, make the shades, and do the painting and tinting. With the help of about 20-40 other true world class artisans, metal workers, finishers and handmade shade makers, they produced lamps and shades that were truly some of last of their kind of art. For example, Marbro brass was never just plain brass. It was stained with a tinting that was homemade and kept secret by the company which is reminiscent of the Handel Lamp Co. of the early 1900s. There were quite a few of these preparations all kept in one of those little metal boxes on a 3 x 5” file card just like a recipe. It was truly a unique method of making lamps. Many of the lamp bodies that the company bought were not exactly matched as pairs. Sometimes 10-20 crystal vases would have to be sorted through to get 2 of the exact same height so that if the lamps were purchased as a pair, they would match. All of the shades were made by hand by a group of women on the second floor of the building with very little automation. The manufacturing plant was closed in Los Angeles in December 1990 and the inventory and equipment were moved to Labarge Mirrors in Holland, Michigan. At the time Labarge Mirrors was a Masco Corp subsidiary. Some time later, the Marbro product line was discontinued. Eventually, Masco sold most of their home furnishings manufacturing holdings. Marbo assembled a very talented, experienced and unique group of artists and craftsmen and many of their Fine lamps exhibit a certain unique signature style. Most of the employees were in their 50’s and older. There were quite a few employees in their late 1960s and 1970s. Today their lamps are collectible and sought after especially by certain knowledgeable collectors who are familiar with the company's lamps and history. Many of Marbro lamp are commonly referred to as “Hollywood Regency” style. This rather lavish style of decorative arts is currently in the midst of a tremendous and accelerating revival. It is obvious from the company's careful selection of art objects and their unique proprietary methods of lamp making that their goal was to design beautiful unique and very high quality lamps. Their success is obvious from the very Fine collectible Marbro lamps that are still sought after today. Marbro lamps present a particular appraisal Challenge due to their very unique style and market conditions. Generally, there are fewer collectors of Marbro lamps as compared to many other lamp companies of the 1900 - 1950’s era. This in no way devalues your lamp but implies a special category of a more limited number of buyers and collectors. During the 1950s, Marbro sold to many very affluent customers including movie stars and others connected to the film industry. Their lamps were considered very exclusive and definitley high end for that period. The key to selling vintage Marbro lamps...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

One of a Kind Ceramic Lamp Base or Sculpture Signed by Dalo
By Dalo
Located in Paris, FR
Hand-sculpted ceramic lamp base or sculpture "Nella" with stylized face, stoneware with white enamel. One of a kind handmade piece signed by the French ceramicists Dalo, 2021 The h...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

1950s Modern Mercury Glass Table Lamp Mexico City
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Magnificent Mercury Glass Round Table Lamp Mexico circa 1950s. Styled after Luis Barragan Hugo Velazquez. Unmarked. 15.25 H X 12.5 In diameter Original ...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Mercury Glass

Table Lamp, Pink Opaline Glass, Brass Base, 1880
Located in Lejre, DK
This table lamp is a beautiful example of design from the 1880s. The lamp has a frame of pink opaline glass, which is a type of glass known for its beautiful and characteristic colou...
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1880s Danish Antique Table Lamps

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Opaline Glass

Marble Urn Form Lamp
Located in New York, NY
White marble urn form lamp. New half inch pleated shade. Wiring tested.
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

Art Deco Table Lamp Vienna Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco Table lamp vienna around 1920s The glass sticks are replaced ( new ) Brass polished and stove enameled.
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Italian Alabaster Grand Tour Style Table Lamp With Columns
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 20th century Italian Grand Tour alabaster lamp with two Roman columns. Lamp rests on gold square metal base. Original alabaster finial. In good working condition.
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Marble

Dorothy Thorpe Pretzel Lucite Table Lamps Astrolite Products Ritts Co, LA Label
Located in Monrovia, CA
Mid 1960s pair of Dorothy Thorpe pretzel Lucite table lamps with ASTROLITE PRODUCTS RITTS CO Of Los Angles, CA. Label. These beautiful Dorothy Thorpe twisted Pretzel table...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Lucite

Pair of Vtg Hollywood Regency Beige Ceramic Helix Spiral Mid Century Table Lamps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Vintage Hollywood Regency Beige Ceramic Helix Spiral Mid Century Table Lamps. Item features beige ceramic bodies, clean modernist lines, sleep scu...
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Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Murano glass and chrome capeline table lamps. Italy, circa 1970.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Murano glass and chrome capeline table lamps. Italy, circa 1970.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Silk & Brass Table Lamp, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Desk lamp, originally manufactured at the historical Wiener Werkstätte and archived at the WW-pattern-books with the # S 142 - all in all, just eight lamps were manufactured at the W...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Gummy Lamp - Dreaming
Located in Doral, FL
Gummy is first and foremost a dreamer. Maybe he’s a dwarf who’s not exactly happy going to work at the mine, he’s the maverick of the group. He does not miss the opportunity to fant...
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2010s Chinese Table Lamps

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Glass, Resin

Vintage Boho Woven Rattan Urn Lamps - Set of 2
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic set of vintage Coastal table lamps. A beautiful woven rattan on raised plinths. Mismatched handles make these lamps something special. Fully restored with all new wiring ...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Large Ceramic Straight Walled Lamp
Located in Fullerton, CA
It starts off with 3kg of clay for both the top and bottom of the lamp. Thrown on the potters wheel they are left to dry overnight and trimmed, smoothed and fitted together the next ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Clay

Pair of Lamps Metal and Methacrylate by Stilnovo for Artimeta, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of UFO Space Age Mid-Century Modern table or bedside, desk lamps in metal chrome, black metal balance base, white lucite methacrylate by Stilnovo for th...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Poliarte Adjustable Cubes Lamp by Albano Poli for Poliarte, Italy, circa 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Poliarte Lamp by Albano Poli for Poliarte, Italy 1970s. One light table lamp. Parallelepipeds in colorless transparent glass. Very rare and in excellent condition. Parall...
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1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Danish Midcentury Søholm Small Ceramic Table Lamp Brown Blue Glaze, 1960s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Small Midcentury Danish table lamp by Søholm Stentøj, Denmark. Made circa 1960s. It is decorated with a mix of brown, blue and caramel colored glaze on a repeated triangle decor. ...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Fabric

Paavo Tynell Model 9224 "Horseshoe" Table Lamp for Idman Oy, Finland 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Paavo Tynell is one of Finland’s best known and most collected mid-century designers. Tynell was a pioneer of European lighting design and a founder of the first lighting manufacturi...
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1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Daul Eiffel Table Lamp
By Daum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cristal Eiffel table lamp realised by the Cristalleries Daum , Nancy
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal

Ceramic Straight Walled Lamp
Located in Fullerton, CA
It starts off with 1kg of clay for both the top and bottom of the lamp. Thrown on the potters wheel they are left to dry overnight and trimmed, smoothed and fitted together the next ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Clay

Space Invader Line by Studio Chora, Table Lamp, Limestone Plaster, In Stock
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Designed by Studio Chora, Space Invader Mini, 2021. Amorphous, nonconforming, the Space Invader is expressive of the human form. The Space Invader se...
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2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps

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Plaster, Paper

Elegant Crystal and Brass Table Lamp, Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Table Lamp in Brass and Crystal Glass, Early 20th Century. An elegant and refined modern yet classical table lamp. Consisting of a traditional column-structure, it reinvents the cla...
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Early 20th Century European Table Lamps

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Crystal, Brass

Finnish Curly Silver Birch Burl Tablelamp 1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
This is a hand-made lamp. The material used is widely available in Finland. It´s quite simple in design and suits almost any interior. Finnish design is rich in items that look very...
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1940s Finnish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

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Birch

Tarcisio Tosin Mid-Century Modern Italian Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful lamp made by the famous Italian ceramist Tarcisio Tosin, figure of a woman in Art Nouveau style, signed by the artist. The company called: Cer...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair 19th Century Japanese Fukagawa porcelain vases / lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of late 19th Century Japanese Fukagawa porcelain vases / lamps. Each with wonderful colouring to the classical motif boarders top...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 3X Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 3X table lamp. Early model, marked with iconic red sun and moon ideogram. Hand-made form by Ozeki ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Small Brass Astral Lamp on Square Marble Base by Dietz & Co.
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Small brass and marble solar lamp bearing the brass label of Dietz & Co. America, New York, circa 1840.
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pair of Tharsis Table Lamps by Luis Pérez de la Oliva for Fase, Spain, 1973
By Fase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Tharsis table lamps designed in 1973 by Luis Pérez de la Oliva for Fase, Spain. Chromed plated and lacquered metal. Adjustable table lamp that allows infinite positions, the ...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

19th Century Exceptional Sang de Boeuf Ox Blood Table Lamp, Decorative Handles
Located in Lomita, CA
The intricately carved handles, or ears of this oxblood lamp cause it to stand out from the field of other lamps of this type. This piece is a 19th century sang de boeuf "Oxblood", r...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps

Materials

Copper

Mid-Century Pottery Table Lamp by Mobach
Located in Tilburg, NL
Mid-century pottery table lamp by Mobach, The Netherlands. Beautiful large pottery table lamp made in the middle of the last century by th...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery, Fabric

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Chinese famille rose floral and bird porcelain lamp. Pink, green and teal colors on a white background. Lamp sits on a carved wooden ...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps

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Porcelain

A Pair of Adjustable Brass Lamps
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of brass student lamps, both with adjustable lamp heads with Vaseline glass shades, the circular vases sharply reeded. English, Mid to Late Nineteenth Century H 50 x ...
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Mid-19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs

Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.

Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.

After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.

After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons

Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today

If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.

Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.

Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.

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